Inequitable Gains and Losses from Conservation in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot

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Inequitable Gains and Losses from Conservation in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot. / Platts, Philip J.; Schaafsma, Marije; Turner, R. Kerry; Burgess, Neil D.; Fisher, Brendan; Mbilinyi, Boniface P.; Munishi, Pantaleo K. T.; Ricketts, Taylor H.; Swetnam, Ruth D.; Ahrends, Antje; Ashagre, Biniam B.; Bayliss, Julian; Gereau, Roy E.; Green, Jonathan M. H.; Green, Rhys E.; Jeha, Lena; Lewis, Simon L.; Marchant, Rob; Marshall, Andrew R.; Morse-Jones, Sian; Mwakalila, Shadrack; Njana, Marco A.; Shirima, Deo D.; Willcock, Simon; Balmford, Andrew.

In: Environmental and Resource Economics, Vol. 86, No. 3, 2023, p. 381-405.

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Harvard

Platts, PJ, Schaafsma, M, Turner, RK, Burgess, ND, Fisher, B, Mbilinyi, BP, Munishi, PKT, Ricketts, TH, Swetnam, RD, Ahrends, A, Ashagre, BB, Bayliss, J, Gereau, RE, Green, JMH, Green, RE, Jeha, L, Lewis, SL, Marchant, R, Marshall, AR, Morse-Jones, S, Mwakalila, S, Njana, MA, Shirima, DD, Willcock, S & Balmford, A 2023, 'Inequitable Gains and Losses from Conservation in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot', Environmental and Resource Economics, vol. 86, no. 3, pp. 381-405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-023-00798-y

APA

Platts, P. J., Schaafsma, M., Turner, R. K., Burgess, N. D., Fisher, B., Mbilinyi, B. P., Munishi, P. K. T., Ricketts, T. H., Swetnam, R. D., Ahrends, A., Ashagre, B. B., Bayliss, J., Gereau, R. E., Green, J. M. H., Green, R. E., Jeha, L., Lewis, S. L., Marchant, R., Marshall, A. R., ... Balmford, A. (2023). Inequitable Gains and Losses from Conservation in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot. Environmental and Resource Economics, 86(3), 381-405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-023-00798-y

Vancouver

Platts PJ, Schaafsma M, Turner RK, Burgess ND, Fisher B, Mbilinyi BP et al. Inequitable Gains and Losses from Conservation in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot. Environmental and Resource Economics. 2023;86(3):381-405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-023-00798-y

Author

Platts, Philip J. ; Schaafsma, Marije ; Turner, R. Kerry ; Burgess, Neil D. ; Fisher, Brendan ; Mbilinyi, Boniface P. ; Munishi, Pantaleo K. T. ; Ricketts, Taylor H. ; Swetnam, Ruth D. ; Ahrends, Antje ; Ashagre, Biniam B. ; Bayliss, Julian ; Gereau, Roy E. ; Green, Jonathan M. H. ; Green, Rhys E. ; Jeha, Lena ; Lewis, Simon L. ; Marchant, Rob ; Marshall, Andrew R. ; Morse-Jones, Sian ; Mwakalila, Shadrack ; Njana, Marco A. ; Shirima, Deo D. ; Willcock, Simon ; Balmford, Andrew. / Inequitable Gains and Losses from Conservation in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot. In: Environmental and Resource Economics. 2023 ; Vol. 86, No. 3. pp. 381-405.

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abstract = "A billion rural people live near tropical forests. Urban populations need them for water, energy and timber. Global society benefits from climate regulation and knowledge embodied in tropical biodiversity. Ecosystem service valuations can incentivise conservation, but determining costs and benefits across multiple stakeholders and interacting services is complex and rarely attempted. We report on a 10-year study, unprecedented in detail and scope, to determine the monetary value implications of conserving forests and woodlands in Tanzania{\textquoteright}s Eastern Arc Mountains. Across plausible ranges of carbon price, agricultural yield and discount rate, conservation delivers net global benefits (+US$8.2B present value, 20-year central estimate). Crucially, however, net outcomes diverge widely across stakeholder groups. International stakeholders gain most from conservation (+US$10.1B), while local-rural communities bear substantial net costs (-US$1.9B), with greater inequities for more biologically important forests. Other Tanzanian stakeholders experience conflicting incentives: tourism, drinking water and climate regulation encourage conservation (+US$72M); logging, fuelwood and management costs encourage depletion (-US$148M). Substantial global investment in disaggregating and mitigating local costs (e.g., through boosting smallholder yields) is essential to equitably balance conservation and development objectives.",
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AU - Platts, Philip J.

AU - Schaafsma, Marije

AU - Turner, R. Kerry

AU - Burgess, Neil D.

AU - Fisher, Brendan

AU - Mbilinyi, Boniface P.

AU - Munishi, Pantaleo K. T.

AU - Ricketts, Taylor H.

AU - Swetnam, Ruth D.

AU - Ahrends, Antje

AU - Ashagre, Biniam B.

AU - Bayliss, Julian

AU - Gereau, Roy E.

AU - Green, Jonathan M. H.

AU - Green, Rhys E.

AU - Jeha, Lena

AU - Lewis, Simon L.

AU - Marchant, Rob

AU - Marshall, Andrew R.

AU - Morse-Jones, Sian

AU - Mwakalila, Shadrack

AU - Njana, Marco A.

AU - Shirima, Deo D.

AU - Willcock, Simon

AU - Balmford, Andrew

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PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - A billion rural people live near tropical forests. Urban populations need them for water, energy and timber. Global society benefits from climate regulation and knowledge embodied in tropical biodiversity. Ecosystem service valuations can incentivise conservation, but determining costs and benefits across multiple stakeholders and interacting services is complex and rarely attempted. We report on a 10-year study, unprecedented in detail and scope, to determine the monetary value implications of conserving forests and woodlands in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains. Across plausible ranges of carbon price, agricultural yield and discount rate, conservation delivers net global benefits (+US$8.2B present value, 20-year central estimate). Crucially, however, net outcomes diverge widely across stakeholder groups. International stakeholders gain most from conservation (+US$10.1B), while local-rural communities bear substantial net costs (-US$1.9B), with greater inequities for more biologically important forests. Other Tanzanian stakeholders experience conflicting incentives: tourism, drinking water and climate regulation encourage conservation (+US$72M); logging, fuelwood and management costs encourage depletion (-US$148M). Substantial global investment in disaggregating and mitigating local costs (e.g., through boosting smallholder yields) is essential to equitably balance conservation and development objectives.

AB - A billion rural people live near tropical forests. Urban populations need them for water, energy and timber. Global society benefits from climate regulation and knowledge embodied in tropical biodiversity. Ecosystem service valuations can incentivise conservation, but determining costs and benefits across multiple stakeholders and interacting services is complex and rarely attempted. We report on a 10-year study, unprecedented in detail and scope, to determine the monetary value implications of conserving forests and woodlands in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains. Across plausible ranges of carbon price, agricultural yield and discount rate, conservation delivers net global benefits (+US$8.2B present value, 20-year central estimate). Crucially, however, net outcomes diverge widely across stakeholder groups. International stakeholders gain most from conservation (+US$10.1B), while local-rural communities bear substantial net costs (-US$1.9B), with greater inequities for more biologically important forests. Other Tanzanian stakeholders experience conflicting incentives: tourism, drinking water and climate regulation encourage conservation (+US$72M); logging, fuelwood and management costs encourage depletion (-US$148M). Substantial global investment in disaggregating and mitigating local costs (e.g., through boosting smallholder yields) is essential to equitably balance conservation and development objectives.

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KW - Conservation

KW - Cost-benefit analysis

KW - Distribution analysis

KW - Opportunity costs

KW - Tanzania

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DO - 10.1007/s10640-023-00798-y

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EP - 405

JO - Environmental and Resource Economics

JF - Environmental and Resource Economics

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